Knitting with Icelandic Yarn– The Icelandic Store

May 2021 - Newsletter | A few new exciting products, Álafoss yarn update, eider down and hot dogs. And the mandatory volcano update

May 2021 - Newsletter | A few new exciting products, Álafoss yarn update, eider down and hot dogs. And the mandatory volcano update

Dear reader. We'd like to share with you a little bit about our trip this weekend to Djúpavík, a new co-operation with an eider down specialist, wh...

Tips and trick for knitting an Icelandic Sweater

Tips and trick for knitting an Icelandic Sweater Here’s a confession.The first time I knit a traditional Icelandic sweater, lopapeysa, it was a to...

It's all about the heel !

My son needed warm socks for preschool, so naturally I started digging through my stash looking for sock yarn and then I went ravelry browsing (wha...

Knit a Warm Icelandic Sweater

One of the most distinctive sweater styles in the world is the Icelandic sweater. These sweaters are unique in style and material, making them bot...

Almost Gnótt

I love Icelandic sweaters. Love them. Where I live, I can only wear them on the very coldest of days as outerwear, but I love them anyway. When ...

Wool does not change: how it is knitted does

We all know that wool yarn is warm but it is only after working with Icelandic wool yarn that you realize that all wool is not the same. The major ...

Knitting with Einband

Einband Wool Yarn makes beautiful sweaters that are lightweight and manageable. The yarns appear as fine strands in single ply which makes them ver...

Knitting with Plotulopi

If you have ever worn a sweater made of regular wool and though it was warm, then you have never experienced the feeling of a warm sweater. The pr...

Knitting with Álafoss Lopi

Alafoss Lopi yarn When you want to knit a sweater that is bulky yet lightweight at the same time, Alafoss Lopi yarn is the way to go. Knitting a ...